Godiva

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
2/12/2018, 1:19 AM	Mike C	update #98
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)

Pronounced Pron. gə-DIE-və (English)

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Old English name Godgifu meaning "gift of god", from the elements god and giefu "gift". Lady Godiva was an 11th-century English noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest the high taxes imposed by her husband upon the townspeople.